Color In My Piano » Lesson Plans http://colorinmypiano.com keeping music alive for piano teachers/students Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:50:35 +0000 en hourly 1 “Printables” page has been updated http://colorinmypiano.com/2009/09/28/printables-page-has-been-updated/ http://colorinmypiano.com/2009/09/28/printables-page-has-been-updated/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:04:05 +0000 joy (admin) http://colorinmypiano.com/?p=1052 Picture 6

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If you head over the the Printables page, you will see that it has undergone a complete makeover!  I was having a great deal of difficulty with the WordPress plugin I was using to organize and display my printables, so finally I scrapped it totally and found another one.  Although it is not as fancy as before (i.e., there are no longer any preview thumbnails of each file), it gets the job done!

The following posts have been updated so that the links to each pdf are now working:

You can also simply visit the Printables page to see a listing of all the pdfs currently available.  Enjoy!

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Please refrain from copying and using this handout as is.  I’ve provided it here to give you ideas and to inspire you to make your own.  Please, leave comments and let me know what you’ve made!

sample Studio Policies

sample Studio Policies

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Just added: THREE new printables on the Printables > Other Resources page:

  1. Beginner Student Interview Form
  2. Transfer Student Interview Form
  3. Student Information Form

These resources are useful for conducting student interviews at the first lesson with a new or transfer student.  The interview forms help evaluate the student’s musical aptitude and background, to help the teacher determine what level repertoire the student should be playing, as well as what technique exercises should be assigned.  The student information form is designed to gather basic contact information from the student — as well as some information from the parent regarding the child’s personality/learning style and musical background. Read on….

Read more about these forms below…

1. Beginner Student Interview Form:

This form is designed for use during the interview or first lesson with a new beginner student who the teacher is planning to accept into their studio.

The first part of the form asks for basic information, which the student should be able to provide.  The second part of the form gives a number of activities that the teacher can conduct with the student, in order to evaluate the student’s musical aptitude and background.

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2. Transfer Student Interview Form:

This form is designed for use during the interview or first lesson with a new transfer (i.e., non-beginner) student who the teacher is planning to accept into their studio.

The first part of the form asks for basic information, which the student should be able to provide.  The second part of the form lists a number of activities that the teacher can conduct with the student, in order to evaluate the student’s previous training and musical ability.

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3.  Student Information Form:

This form is designed to be used during a student’s first lesson with the teacher, to be filled out by the parent while the teacher is working with the student.

The form collects contact information as well as other valuable information, including questions about the child’s personality and musical background.  This form may then be returned to the teacher when completed, and filed for later reference.

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The ideas for these forms came largely from reading How to Teach Piano Successfully by James Bastien (which is a wonderful book that I highly recommend), and from my piano pedagogy class during undergrad.

  • coming soon! a sample Studio Policies handout

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